Marc Chagall: A Life Painted in Dreams Born Moishe Chagall in Vitebsk, Belarus, on July 7, 1887, Marc Chagall’s life was a vibrant tapestry woven from the threads of Russian Jewish heritage, Parisian artistic innovation, and deeply personal emotion. His early years were steeped in the traditions of his family – a herring merchant father and a mother who instilled in him a love for literature and music. Despite limited formal educatio…